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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332874

Sarenga population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in West Bengal, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population25,200people
Households5,438PCA households
Literacy rate77.06%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.89%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople25,20012,79812,402
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,0851,5691,516
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+17,0419,0228,019
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.06%80.35%73.66%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople7,9724,1353,837
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1037
Total workersCensus workers9,8017,5582,243
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.89%59.06%18.09%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,1016,6421,459
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,700916784
Non-workerspeople15,3995,24010,159

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11900; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,438 households and 25,200 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.24% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.35% for males and 73.66% for females.
  • Of 9,801 workers, 82.65% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3220
Agricultural labourers143133
Household industry workers3,370875
Other workers4,556672

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Sarenga (CT)3410240425,200

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.